Converting AMS data to radiocarbon values: Considerations and conventions

TitleConverting AMS data to radiocarbon values: Considerations and conventions
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsMcNichol, AP, Jull, AJT, Burr, GS
JournalRadiocarbon
Volume43
Issue2a
Pagination313-320
Date Published2001
ISBN Number0033-8222
Keywordsaccelerator mass-spectrometry, NOSAMS, ratio
Abstract

We summarize the basic operation of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) systems used to measure radiocarbon and discuss the calculations used to convert AMS output to C-14 data.